Re: [PATCH v3] ocfs2: Fix deadlock in ocfs2_get_system_file_inode

[Joseph Qi]

On 9/24/24 5:32 PM, Mohammed Anees wrote:
> syzbot has found a possible deadlock in ocfs2_get_system_file_inode [1].
> 
> The scenario is depicted here,
> 
> 	CPU0					CPU1
> lock(&ocfs2_file_ip_alloc_sem_key);
>                                lock(&osb->system_file_mutex);
>                                lock(&ocfs2_file_ip_alloc_sem_key);
> lock(&osb->system_file_mutex);
> 
> The function calls which could lead to this are:
> 
> CPU0
> ocfs2_mknod - lock(&ocfs2_file_ip_alloc_sem_key);
> .
> .
> .
> ocfs2_get_system_file_inode - lock(&osb->system_file_mutex);
> 
> CPU1 -
> ocfs2_fill_super - lock(&osb->system_file_mutex);
> .
> .
> .
> ocfs2_read_virt_blocks - lock(&ocfs2_file_ip_alloc_sem_key);
> 
> This issue can be resolved by making the down_read -> down_read_try
> in the ocfs2_read_virt_blocks.
> 
> [1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=e0055ea09f1f5e6fabdd
> 
> Reported-and-tested-by: syzbot+e0055ea09f1f5e6fabdd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=e0055ea09f1f5e6fabdd
> Signed-off-by: Mohammed Anees <pvmohammedanees2003@xxxxxxxxx>

Cc:  <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Joseph Qi <joseph.qi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> v3:
> - Removed multiple if conditions
> ---
>  fs/ocfs2/extent_map.c | 8 +++++++-
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/extent_map.c b/fs/ocfs2/extent_map.c
> index 70a768b62..f7672472f 100644
> --- a/fs/ocfs2/extent_map.c
> +++ b/fs/ocfs2/extent_map.c
> @@ -973,7 +973,13 @@ int ocfs2_read_virt_blocks(struct inode *inode, u64 v_block, int nr,
>  	}
>  
>  	while (done < nr) {
> -		down_read(&OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_alloc_sem);
> +		if (!down_read_trylock(&OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_alloc_sem)) {
> +			rc = -EAGAIN;
> +			mlog(ML_ERROR,
> +				 "Inode #%llu ip_alloc_sem is temporarily unavailable\n",
> +				 (unsigned long long)OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_blkno);
> +			break;
> +		}
>  		rc = ocfs2_extent_map_get_blocks(inode, v_block + done,
>  						 &p_block, &p_count, NULL);
>  		up_read(&OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_alloc_sem);